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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2003
Kouji Fukusumi, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Kurishige, Tokyo, JP;
Noriyuki Inoue, Tokyo, JP;
Seiji Sakanishi, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Kawakami, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Kifuku, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An identification is made of an abnormal condition in a motor due to an influence of a disturbance voltage, without addition of hardware, by estimating the disturbance voltage based on a target voltage and actual current flowing in the motor. An apparatus for detecting the abnormal condition of a motor in an electric power steering apparatus includes a motor current detecting unit for detecting an actual current flowing through the motor; a feedback controlling unit for feedback-controlling a target voltage value that gives the motor a driving command in accordance with the deviation of the actual current from an input target current; an abnormal voltage estimating unit for, based on the target voltage and the actual current, estimating an abnormal voltage estimation value corresponding to a voltage indicating an abnormal condition of the motor; and a motor abnormality judging unit for judging abnormality of the motor based on a comparison of the abnormal voltage estimation value with an abnormal voltage value previously stored.